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The Ribbon(リボン, Ribon?) is a recurring accessory and armor in the Final Fantasy series, although sometimes it appears as an attribute to equipment, and has appeared as a support ability. Regularly, the Ribbon prevents the user from being afflicted by status effects. It will not, however, always protect from boss attacks in certain cases. Some games also have an upgraded version, called the Super Ribbon.

III
The Ribbon is a helmet any job class can equip, and while it only offers mediocre Defense, it prevents many status ailments. There are a total of five Ribbons. It can be found in the forbidden land of Eureka, while the rest are found in World of Darkness (each guarded by a Xande's Clone).

On the Easy Type version, Ribbon has the same stats and status protection as the original, but also offers Fire, Ice, and Lightning-elemental protection, along with the ability to absorb any elements the wearer is protected against.

FFIV-I-Ribbon returns in the sequel of Final Fantasy IV. It can be equipped by every character and found in the Lower Section of the Tower of Babil. It has a defense of 9, magic defense of 12, evasion of 2, and magic evasion of 12. It grants protection to most statuses with exception of Doom, Sap, Berserk, Slow, Paralyze, and HP Critical.

VIII
The Ribbon support ability can be taught to any Guardian Force with the Ribbon item obtained via Chocobo World. No Guardian Force naturally learns Ribbon, and it cannot be obtained through any other means, making it an ability most international players never get. When equipped, it protects the wearer against all status effects.

A shield for Tidus customized with Ribbon as the dominant ability is a Sanctuary. A ring for Yuna customized with Ribbon as the dominant ability is a Holy Ring. A bracer for Auron customized with Ribbon as the dominant ability is a Solidity. An armguard for Wakka customized with Ribbon as the dominant ability is a Shutout. An armlet for Kimahri with Ribbon as the dominant ability is a Acropolis. A bangle for Lulu with Ribbon as the dominant ability is an Eternity. A targe for Rikku with Ribbon as the dominant ability is an Impervious.

A bangle for Lulu equipped with four status proof abilities, the tenth-most dominant combination, is a Black Ribbon. It is inferior to an item equipped with Ribbon as it only prevents four of the nine statuses Ribbon can protect against, and takes up four-slots, where a Ribbon ability would only take up one. The shield, ring, bracer, armguard, armlet, and targe equivalents are Paladin Shield, Forbidding Ring, Undefeated, Keeper, Ronso Armlet, and Argonaut respectively.

X-2Ribbon is an accessory and also an auto-ability for the Mascot and each special dressphere, as well as the ability gained by passing through all colored gates on the AbominableGarment Grid in the International and HD Remaster versions. It can be found in the Bevelle Underground, in the area with the six towers. Activating the correct three (blue) will let the player proceed on with the story, but activating and manipulating all the six towers to form a spiral path lets the player access the Ribbon. In the HD Remaster, opening this chest awards the Treasure Hunter trophy.

XI
There are several ribbons of various colors. The low-level and mid-level Ribbons will give little Defense against every element, but the defended damage is easy to overlook. The Flawless Ribbon, which is difficult to get, will also give a decent amount of elemental-defense and the ability "Resist Status Ailments". Some Ribbons, such as the Noble's Ribbon, also provide a Charisma bonus, making them popular among Bards.

In the International Zodiac Job System version, it can be found in the Henne Mines (Special Charter Shaft) and at the Pharos.

The easiest place to get a Ribbon is on Cerobi Steppe while equipping the Diamond Armlet. Starting at the Cerobi Steppe Save Crystal, the player should head north one screen and as soon as they enter they can see a big rock a little to the right. Beyond that, even more to the right, there is another big rock with a treasure right behind it. The chest has a 50% chance to spawn, and a small chance to contain a Ribbon. The player can get more than one Ribbon by repeatedly trying the chest.

XIII-2
Ribbons can be obtained from various sources and have the passive ability "Resilience +40%" which increases resistance from all status ailments by 40%. They cost 100 points to equip, and so can only be equipped once all accessory Crystarium bonuses have been obtained. It can be bought at the Exchange desk in Serendipity for 10,000 coins and dropped from Long Gui (common - 10% chance) and Navidon (rare - 2% chance).

A Delicate Ribbon can also be purchased from Chocolina's shop post-story in the Archylte Steppe -???- AF for 10,000 gil, a Ribbon, and Tear of Woe.

LR
The Ribbon is the upgraded form of the Satin Scrunchie+, it is a head accessory with the passive ability "Status Ailments Resistance +75%". It is obtained by finding a third Satin Scrunchie in a New Game+ playthrough.

The Ribbon is a helm worn by viera (and Ritz, who counts as one). Ribbon nullifies all status ailments, as opposed to other accessories which block half of a list each.

The Ribbon can be obtained by leveling up Craft to level 50, stolen from Ritz and Shara in Mission #023: Over The Hill, or Elementalist in Mission #021: Materite Now!, and as a reward for a "Town-Town-Town-Town" Treasure Hunt. Alternatively, Shara comes equipped with a Ribbon after recruiting her. In addition, the Ribbon provides +2 Defense and +5 Resistance.

One series of quests involves tracking down the makers of counterfeit Ribbons, and helping the Galima Pepe company harvest the materials needed for making the real thing. It is revealed that Ribbons are made (or taken) from a unique class of sweet-smelling Malboro called Cassies.

While any other accessory or piece of armor can be stolen, Ribbons are exempt. It provides protection from all debuffs, while adding 2 to the Defense stat, and 5 to Resistance stat. It can be obtained through the Memories quest, by presenting Old Man Boiboi with seven Wayfarers Logs, by filling up the first Place gauge in the auction, and the "Help Wanted!" quest by donating a total of 80,000 gil. It can also be obtained from an urn on the "Sleight of Hand" quest, located on the far left corner of the map. A jump of 4 is needed to reach the place, a mounted Chocobo Knight is able to get there, but will need to dismount to take the treasure.

FFL3
The Ribbon is an accessory that makes the bearer immune to all status effects. There are exactly four Ribbons, three in the final dungeon and its surrounds. It is possible to give the Ribbon to Borgin, but like all temporary party members he will not be able to remove it, and so the player should only do so if they are dedicated to a monster transformation for one or more party members (as they cannot use equipment at all).

The ability called All grants immunity to all status ailments and can be used by Set, Anubis, WaterHag, Dogra, Ashura, Chaos, Guha, Jorgandr, Ballor, Sol, and Xagor.

Dissidia
The Ribbon is a level 78 piece of head armor that lowers HP by 255 but raises Bravery by 303. It also lowers the chance of breakable items breaking by 20%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading a Cat Ear Hood, Wyvern Wing x3 and Transmogridust x16.

The Ribbon is also present in Kingdom Hearts where it provides 20% to elemental resistance and add 3 to defense. However, it is only obtainable by synthesizing.

Ribbons can also be synthesized in Kingdom Hearts II. They provide 20% to elemental resistance and add 4 to defense. In the Final Mix version, they can be upgraded into a more powerful version called Grand Ribbon which increases elemental resistance by 25%. There is also a slightly weaker version called the Petite Ribbon which increases elemental resistances by 10%.